Compute building block
Consists of up to 5 customized AlphaServer ES45 servers, each of which
include
- 1 to 4 Alpha-EV68 1.25 GHz processors with 16 MB cache per processor
or
1 to 4 Alpha-EV68 1.0 GHz processors with 8 MB cache per processor
- 2 to 32 GB of ECC 133 MHz, industry-standard DIMM memory
- 2-port Ultra SCSI storage adapter and disk cage with room for
up to 6 1-inch hot swap drives
- 10 PCI I/O slots on 4 64-bit PCI buses, delivering a peak bandwidth
of 1.8 GB/s
- 1 x 1.44 MB diskette drive
- 1 x 600 MB 40X IDE CD-ROM
- 1 or 2 AlphaServer SC Interconnect PCI adapters, capable of over
280 MB/s sustained bandwidth per adapter
- Tru64 UNIX V5.1a operating system
Interconnect building block
- 16-port or 128-port switch chassis at the heart of the AlphaServer
SC Interconnect from Quadrics Supercomputers World, delivering up
to 500 MB/s per server, with 32 GB/s of cross-section bandwidth and
MPI application latencies under 5 microseconds
- Fully integrated console management includes initial DECserver
732 terminal servers
- Fully integrated management network including an initial 10/100
Ethernet switch
- Complete hardware and software documentation and media
Storage building block
- Dual HSG80 RAID controllers with 512 MB cache
- 2 Fibre Channel host adapters
- Choice of 18 GB or 36 GB disk drives
- 2 or 3 split-bus shelf configurations, which can accommodate up
to 42 disk drives
- HSG80 RAID controller software
- Advanced File System utilities software
configuration options
- 4 to 1024 AlphaServer ES45 servers in standard configurations;
larger configurations for special projects
- 1 to 4 EV68 1 GHz or 1.25 GHz processors per AlphaServer ES45
server
- 2 to 32 GB of memory per server
- 8 and 16-port Fibre Channel switches
- 18 GB or 36 GB Ultra3 SCSI disk drives
- Up to 2.1 TB of storage per compute building block
- Up to 4.5 TB of storage per I/O rack
- Network connectivity: Gigabit Ethernet, 10/100 Ethernet, OC-3
ATM, or HIPPI
Note: A qualified subset of AlphaServer options
is available for the AlphaServer SC45. For a complete list, visit
the AlphaServer supported options section.
Warranty
- 1-year on-site, 9-hour x 5-day warranty with next-business-day
response
- Optional service plans for up to 24 x 7, 2-hour, same-day
response time are available, as well as a complete portfolio
of worldwide service offerings to maximize the uptime of
your critical system environment
Service and support
- The AlphaServer SC includes staging, integration, and
installation of the interconnect building block, compute
building block(s), and storage building block(s). Ninety
days of consultant-level, outside support is recommended
to help address the planning and introduction of the AlphaServer
SC into the user environment (a full range of training
courses is available at additional charge)
- Optional integration and installation
is available for quotation on options not
included in the interconnect, compute, or
storage building blocks
- Optional custom
site planning,
custom freight
arrangements,
VIS engineering
team on-site
installation
of AlphaServer
SC, and tailored
customer configuration
documentation
are also available
for quotation
AlphaServer SC system software
AlphaServer SC system software V2.5 is included and provides
utilities and libraries necessary for the operation and management
of the AlphaServer SC45. AlphaServer SC Development Software
is a highly recommended option, which includes Compaq Fortran,
C++, and the Developer's Toolkit for each node (details).
Key AlphaServer SC system software components include:
- Tru64 UNIX 5.1a with Java
- SCFS and Cluster File System
- Parallel File System
- Device request dispatcher
- Cluster alias
- Transparent NFS failover
- Resource Management System
- Job launch, access, management, and administration
- Partition management
- Job execution
- Gang scheduling
- LSF batch management system
- Batch job launch
- Queue management and reporting
- Policy-driven scheduling
- System-wide management utilities
- SysMan menu
- SysMan station
- SRA automated system installation
- Hardware error monitoring, diagnostics, remediation
- Performance monitoring and analysis
- MPI library for parallel application development
- Shmem library for parallel application development
- Support for DCE/DFS
AlphaServer SC development software
AlphaServer SC development software V1.0 is a highly
recommended option. It is a full suite of tools for technical
software development and complements the MPI and Shmem
libraries in AlphaServer SC system software. It includes:
- Compaq Fortran V5.4a for Tru64 UNIX Alpha systems
- Compaq C++ V6.3a for Tru64 UNIX
- Developer's Toolkit for Tru64 UNIX (V5.1)
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